Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (14-12) Loss: Monte Serena (8-12)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Whitey Smith pops out to the catcher. Ray Aikens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Monte Serena pitching. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Tovar singles to right field. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Todd Murphy pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Gearin grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Stan Diering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Pascual Elston walks. Pat Jones walks. Mickey Kahdot grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Orr flies out to the left fielder. Gustavo Gonzalez singles to center field. Pascual Elston scores. Mickey Kahdot advances to third on the hit. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Butch Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Arlie Stigman flies out to the center fielder. Monte Serena singles to right field. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Carroll singles to left field. Todd Murphy pops out to the shortstop. Pascual Elston strikes out. Pat Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Smith singles to right field. Whitey Smith steals second. Charlie Orr throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Aikens flies out to the left fielder. Dan Gearin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Whitey Smith scores. Steve Davis bunts for a base hit. Stan Diering singles to right field. Steve Davis advances to third on the hit. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Mickey Kahdot singles to center field. Charlie Orr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gustavo Gonzalez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Arlie Stigman grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Serena doubles to left field. Roberto Curtis singles to left field. Monte Serena scores. Whitey Smith strikes out. Ray Aikens pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday singles to right field. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Kevin Carroll walks. Masayuki Masuda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Elston walks. Pat Jones flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Kahdot doubles to left field. Kevin Carroll scores. Charlie Orr singles to left field. Pascual Elston scores. Ellis Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gustavo Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dan Gearin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Todd Murphy. Steve Davis doubles to left field. Dan Gearin scores. Stan Diering grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Arlie Stigman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Don Friday pops out to the first baseman. Steve Tovar singles to center field. Kevin Carroll hits a home run. Steve Tovar scores. Mike Thayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bobby Lemon is pinch hitting for Mike Thayer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Whitey Smith doubles to center field. Ray Aikens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Dauss pitching. Pat Jones flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Kahdot hits a home run. Charlie Orr walks. Gustavo Gonzalez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Don Friday singles to center field. Charlie Orr advances to third on the hit. Steve Tovar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Dan Gearin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Bell singles to right field. Bill Bell steals second. Steve Davis lines out to the second baseman. Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Butch Reynolds singles to center field. Bill Bell scores. Arlie Stigman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Scott Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Arthur Gibson is pinch hitting for Scott Gill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Arthur Gibson singles to left field. Roberto Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Ray Aikens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Mickey Kahdot (16).HR - Steve Tovar (31), Kevin Carroll (21), Mickey Kahdot (11).GIDP - Charlie Orr. Fielding: E - Todd Murphy, Charlie Orr.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Claude Lazar did not respond to coaching in speed Roland Kustus did not respond to coaching in range Toots Cicero did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lew Crosetti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sparky Kuhaulua improves in contact_vs_righty Ossee Fischer improves in speed Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in arm Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C